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Israel Dispatch

Editorial

Blaming Israel Won’t Save JD Vance’s Failed Diplomacy

Strategic Analysis of Foreign Policy Scapegoating and Rhetorical Tropes 1. The Anatomy of Political Scapegoating When an American foreign policy project stumbles on the world stage, the playbooks of...

How Erdogan’s Global School Network Exports Political Islam

Strategic Analysis of Transnational Ideological Infrastructure and Soft-Power Indoctrination 1. The Classroom as an Ideological Battlefield When Western security analysts discuss the exportation of...

The Real Test for India Israel Economic Relations

Strategic Analysis of the Bilateral Investment Agreement 1. The Gap Between Diplomacy and Commerce The relationship between Jerusalem and New Delhi has never had trouble making headlines. Warm...

Why JD Vance’s Iran Strategy Serves the Islamist Agenda

Isolationist Foreign Policy, Strategic Appeasement, and the Fragility of the Middle East Balance American foreign policy stands at a dangerous crossroads. Washington was once the reliable anchor of...

Has the US Abandoned Israel for Riyadh?

Strategic Analysis of the Decoupled US-Saudi Nuclear Accord 1. The Collapse of the Tripartite Vision When Washington first envisioned a grand tripartite deal between the United States, Saudi Arabia...

The Neo-Ottoman Reckoning

Strategic Analysis of Turkey’s Transformation into an Anti-Israel Terror Hub 1. The Dismantling of Secular Governance Eighteen years ago, a university lecturer from Istanbul guided hikers...

Deciphering the Mindset of Khalil al-Hayya

An Analysis of Hamas’s Exiled Bureau Bureaucracy and Strategic Pivot 1. End of the Leadership Vacuum The official elevation of Khalil al-Hayya to the head of Hamas’s political bureau marks the...

Why the US-Saudi Nuclear Deal is an Existential Threat to Israel

Strategic Analysis of Regional Nonproliferation Breakdown 1. The Transition of a Middle Eastern Nightmare The concept of a nuclear Middle East has transitioned from a distant nightmare into an...

Investigation

Why Chemical and Biological Warfare Demands Our Attention

In the hyper-militarized Middle East, our obsession with hardware has blinded us to the most insidious threats. We are a region addicted to the spectacle of defense, the multi-billion-dollar air...

Why Israel’s UN Policy Is a Strategic Failure

For decades, the standard Israeli reflex toward the United Nations has been one of indignant, often performative dismissal. From the halls of the General Assembly to the investigative chambers in...

The End of the Military Option in Lebanon?

Military victories can destroy armies, but only political settlements determine whether wars truly end. That is the dilemma confronting Israel after its latest agreement with Lebanon. The deal may...

How the Iran War Strengthened the Israel-UAE Partnership

Wars do more than redraw battlefields, they reveal who stands beside you when the missiles start flying. The recent confrontation with Iran appears to have delivered precisely that lesson for Israel...

Who Will Israel Believe: Netanyahu or the Prosecutors?

There is an old legal saying: “When the facts are on your side, argue the facts. When the law is on your side, argue the law. When neither is clearly on your side, argue the process.”...

Why Israel Cannot Afford to Rush Judgment on Trump’s Iran Deal

There is an old Middle Eastern proverb: “Trust in God, but tie your camel.” Few issues illustrate that wisdom better than the emerging US-Iran memorandum of understanding. Across Israel, reactions...

How Long Can Israel Keep Fighting in Lebanon Without Clear Gains?

There is an old military warning that every commander eventually learns: winning battles does not always mean winning wars. Israel’s current campaign in southern Lebanon increasingly risks...

Why Europe’s Sanctions on Settlers Miss the Point

France’s reported effort to coordinate national sanctions against “violent” Israeli settlers marks another escalation in Europe’s increasingly direct involvement in Israel’s internal political and...